history+of+germany


 * The kingdom of germany was formed in 843 A.D.
 * Germany, consisted of a group of states over which the king had limited power.
 * In 911 the rulers of the states were allowed to elect their king.
 * From 962 until the mid-17th century the german king was also the roman emperor.
 * It remained part of the roman empire only in name.
 * A movement toward unity in the 19th century brought Austria and Prussia into competition for leadership.
 * Austria had extended its domain to include Hungary and other territory east of Germany proper, while Prussia had been strengthening its control over the smaller German states.
 * By 1867 Prussia was the dominant German power.
 * The Austrian empire was separated from the rest of the Germanies, which in 1871 were united under Prussia in the german empire.
 * From then until after World War 2 Germany was a single nation.